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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1962
Page
1
In Morecambe England farmer William Young learns his water meter was linked to a local swimming pool. For six years he paid for pool water and town officials promise a refund. The report also notes a New York City Hawaiian themed picnic and other brief items.
William H. Martin a 31 year old former NSA mathematician who defected to the Soviet Union says he is not sorry for his action. He lives in Leningrad under the name Vladislav Sokolovsky with a Russian wife and works at the Steklov Institute while pursuing a doctorate at Leningrad University. He and colleague Vernon Mitchell left the United States in protest of the U2 flights and say they have no plans to return, though Martin would consider making a life in the Soviet Union.
Three people were killed when a gasoline tanker crashed into a South Venice station wagon at an intersection and burst into flames. Victims were Col. Henry R. Chamberlin, 64, his wife Gladys, 64, and their grandson Steven, 18. Driver Enos W. Diehl, 56, of Lutz, survived after being freed from beneath the overturned truck cab.
U S warships speed from Japan to strengthen the 7th Fleet patrol off Formosa amid reports of a Communist buildup opposite Quemoy and Matsu. The Navy cites routine deployment while Noncombatants evacuated and China claims large forces on the invasion front with submarines and air power.
Sarasota County reports its 18th traffic death as Edward Hugh Miller 39 of 240 Bearded Oak Drive dies after losing control on De Soto Road near U S 301. He worked late at Visioneering Co. and was en route home to Ohio. Survived by wife Anne and two sons Edward Jr and Dennis.
ROME AP Actress Sofia Loren and film producer Carlo Ponti were ordered to stand trial on bigamy charges after a 22 month inquiry. They wed by proxy in Ciudad Juarez in 1957 while Ponti’s Mexican divorce was not recognized by Italian law.
Venice officials and state road board meet in Sarasota as council members press for a by pass via the C-1 route. Warren Cason signals possible shifts if Venice refuses, while mayor and Britton stress bridges and road access as key bargaining points.
An Albanian spy was killed in a clash with Yugoslav security agents Saturday night near the Yugoslav Albanian frontier. Tanjug the official Yugoslav news agency reported the incident on Sunday.
An eight inch high pressure natural gas line at the Florida Power and Light Payne Terminal exploded at 1 50 a m causing wide damage but the gas was shut off at Oneco stopping a fire. Night engineer W W Work narrowly avoided injury by five minutes as the blast hurled concrete fragments toward his car. Officials attributed the rupture to electrolysis weakening the pipe and planned repairs by afternoon. No injuries were reported and service would resume from emergency fuel oil if boilers fired.
Attorney Tom F Brown is elected chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee in Gainesville. He vows a team effort to rebuild the party and make Republicans the majority in Florida, aiming to convert Democrats with Republican philosophy and extend influence beyond the current year. Brown notes rising vitality in the state Democratic Party as a positive sign of GOP gains.
SAIGON Vietnam AP A U S soldier George F Fryett Jr denied Viet Cong claims he denounced the United States while a prisoner. He said Reds attempted brainwashing at gunpoint during six months captivity and that he did not cooperate with their political indoctrination. Fryett 26 was released Sunday and told U S officials he remained loyal.
Israeli and Syrian patrols exchanged fire Sunday night along the border near Tel Dan but no one was hit. Jerusalem Radio reported Israel protested to the Israeli Syrian Armistice Commission, accusing the Syrians of firing first.
A reader cites supermarket codes like LGE FLA for Large Florida Eggs and ROBB AST for Round Rib Roast, noting VINEOM as a mystery item. The note ends with a humorous line about vacations not ending on Mondays and a quip about Sarasota Sophie’s new dictionary.
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